Camera system

Abstract

The present invention relates to a camera system, comprising: a camera operative to capture an image, said camera comprising a power input port for coupling to a power supply assembly; a housing for supporting said camera, said housing comprising an opening, wherein said opening is arranged to provide access to said power input port; a removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said opening by a security fastener to secure said removable panel to said housing in a cover configuration, said removable panel comprising a formation for engaging with at least one portion of said power supply assembly in said cover configuration to restrain movement of said power supply assembly to maintain a coupled arrangement of said power supply assembly and said power input port in said cover configuration.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A camera system, comprising:
 a camera operative to capture an image, said camera comprising a power input port for coupling to a power supply assembly and a data storage device port for receiving a removable data storage device; 
 a housing for supporting said camera, said housing comprising a first opening and a second opening, wherein said first opening is arranged to provide access to said data storage device port and said second opening is arranged to provide access to said power input port; 
 a first removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said first opening by a first security fastener to secure said first removable panel to said housing in a cover configuration; and 
 a second removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said second opening by a second security fastener to secure said second removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration, said second removable panel comprising a formation for engaging with a portion of said power supply assembly in said cover configuration to restrain movement of said power supply assembly to maintain a coupled arrangement of said power supply assembly and said power input port in said cover configuration; 
 wherein said housing further comprises a third opening arranged to provide access to a camera control button of said camera, and further wherein said camera system comprises a third removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said third opening by a third security fastener to secure said third removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration; and 
 wherein said housing comprises a first part and a second part and wherein said third opening and said camera control button are located in said first part of said housing. 
 
     
     
       2. A camera system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first part of said housing is coupleable to said second part of said housing by cooperative engagement of a complementary engagement element on said first part and on said second part;
 wherein said first part is securely coupleable to said second part by way of at least one security fastener configured to interact with said complementary engagement element on said first part and said second part; and 
 wherein said at least one security fastener is insertable into said first part via said first opening to interact with said complementary engagement element. 
 
     
     
       3. A camera system according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one security fastener is insertable into said first part via said third opening to interact with said complementary engagement elements and wherein said at least one security fastener is insertable into said first part via said first opening to interact with said complementary engagement element. 
     
     
       4. A camera system according to  claim 1 , wherein said first security fastener to secure said first removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration and said second security fastener to secure said second removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration comprise different non-standard actuation formations; and
 wherein said housing further comprises a third opening arranged to provide access to camera control buttons of said camera, and further wherein said camera system comprises a third removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said third opening by a security fastener to secure said third removable panel to said housing in a cover configuration, and wherein said third security fastener to secure said third removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration comprises a different non-standard actuation formation to that of said security fastener to secure at least one selected from a group consisting of: said first removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration, and said second removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration. 
 
     
     
       5. A camera system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein said first part of said housing is coupleable to said second part of said housing by cooperative engagement of a complementary engagement element on said first part and on said second part; 
 wherein said first part is securely coupleable to said second part by way of at least one security fastener configured to interact with said complementary engagement element on said first part and said second part; and 
 wherein said first part is securely coupleable to said second part by way of at least one security fastener configured to interact with complementary engagement elements on said first part and said second part and, wherein said at least one security fastener configured to interact with said complementary engagement element on said first part and said second part comprises a different nonstandard actuation formation to at least one selected from a group consisting of: said first security fastener to secure said first removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration, said second security fastener to secure said second removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration, and a third security fastener to secure a third removable panel to said housing in said cover configuration. 
 
     
     
       6. A camera system according to  claim 5 , wherein a first one of said at least one security fasteners configured to interact with said complementary engagement element on said first part and said second part comprises a different non-standard actuation formation to that of a second one of said at least one security fasteners configured to interact with said complementary engagement element on said first part and said second part. 
     
     
       7. A camera system according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said first and second removable panels is engageable to said housing to cover at least one selected from a group consisting of: said first opening and second opening, by cooperative engagement of a complementary engagement element on said at least one of said first and second removable panels and on said housing. 
     
     
       8. A camera system according to  claim 7 , wherein said housing further comprises a third opening arranged to provide access to camera control buttons of said camera, and further wherein said camera system comprises a third removable panel engageable to said housing to cover said third opening by a security fastener to secure said third removable panel to said housing in a cover configuration, and wherein said third removable panel is engageable to said housing to cover said third opening by cooperative engagement of a complementary engagement element on said third removable panel and on said housing.